Specifications

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3 Choose Window > Transport to display the
Transport window. Click Return to Zero to go to
the beginning of the session.
4 Click Record Enable in the Transport window
to arm Pro Tools for recording. The Record but-
ton flashes red to indicate that Pro Tools is ready
to record.
5 When you are ready to start recording, click
Play or press the Spacebar.
6 Record your performance.
7 Click Stop in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar when you are finished recording.
To play back a recorded track:
1 If the track’s Record Enable button is lit, click
on it to take it out of Record mode.
2 Click Play in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to start playback.
3 Click Stop in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to stop playback.
Importing Audio from a CD
To import audio from a compact disc:
1 Put the source CD into your computer’s
CD/DVD drive.
2 In Pro Tools, open the Workspace browser by
choosing Window > Workspace. The Workspace
browser is a window where you can find, audi-
tion, and manage your audio files.
3 In the Workspace browser, click the Audio CD
icon to show the files on the CD.
4 Click the speaker icon in the Waveform col-
umn to audition the audio file. Press the Space-
bar to stop playback.
Transpor t window
Fast Forward
Record Enable
Go to EndPlay
Stop
Rewind
Return to Zero
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Opening the Workspace browser
Auditioning an audio file in the Workspace browser